Chapter 58: Father-in-law's Air

Liu Jinu certainly didn't die. Not only did he not die, but he also confessed very cooperatively.

He admitted that he instructed Wu De.

The reason was that Jiang Li was disrespectful to Du Ren Mei, and he couldn't get over it, so he wanted to teach Jiang Li a lesson, which was why he asked someone to burn his courtyard.

He also promised that as long as Wu De handled this matter well, Du Ren Mei would issue an official document allowing Wu De to open another gambling house in the south of the city.

Du Ren Mei was listening in the courtroom at the time, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly cleared his relationship.

"I didn't, I didn't know anything about this, don't frame me!"

He really didn't know about this. After finally becoming a county assistant with the status of a scholar, Du Ren Mei cherished his feathers very much. Although he couldn't be considered very clean, he would never mess around.

Besides, the relationship with the Marquis Bei'an mansion had already been opened, and after another year or two, he would be promoted to the Salt Transport Division.

That was a big fat job!

So, Du Ren Mei couldn't possibly approve of opening another gambling house in the south of the city, for fear of being pointed at by the common people and finally affecting his official reputation.

Fortunately, Liu Jinu soon clarified for Du Ren Mei, "It was my own claim to use this condition to hook Wu De, so that Wu De would use his heart to do things for me. Master Du didn't know about this."

Liu Jinu took all the blame on himself.

Since the criminal had volunteered to confess, County Magistrate Li Jieming, although he still had doubts in his heart, didn't dig deep.

Some things should be confused, otherwise, this seventh-rank official wouldn't be able to sit firmly.

The county magistrate pronounced the sentence in court.

Liu Jinu committed arson and burned the house, a heinous crime. Considering that no casualties were caused, he was dealt with lightly and sentenced to exile to the border, not to return for ten years.

The Du residence failed to discipline their servants strictly and was fined twenty taels of silver, which was used for the Jiang family to rebuild their house.

Wu De was an accomplice, imprisoned for half a year, and the gambling house was confiscated.

Li Yaozu was an accomplice, imprisoned for three years.

Once this judgment came down, there was a cry outside the courtroom.

Zhu Shi took her daughters and sat at the entrance of the government office, crying and complaining, saying that heaven had no eyes and the wicked were in power; saying her son was innocent, and those who harmed him would sooner or later be punished, and so on.

Seeing the couple Du Ruo walking out of it with light steps, Zhu Shi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

The look of hatred was as if she wanted to live-skin them.

Du Ruo didn't bother to pay attention to this brainless woman and pulled Jiang Li straight to their carriage.

Anyway, at the entrance of the government office, Zhu Shi didn't have the guts to do anything to her, and there was a constable husband protecting her on the side, so she was afraid of a bird.

The couple was just about to drive back to Longquan Cun when Du Ren Mei chased after them.

"Aman, are you going back?"

Otherwise, do you want to go to your house for a meal? Du Ruo rolled her eyes and stretched her hand in front of Du Ren Mei, "Bring it here."

Du Ren Mei was stunned, "What?"

"Silver!" Du Ruo was full of impatience, "Your family's wicked slave burned our house, don't you have to pay for it? Twenty taels, hurry up and bring it."

Du Ren Mei: "..."

He touched his body and only touched a few copper coins, his face full of embarrassment.

"Well, I forgot to bring money when I went out today... But don't worry, I will send it to Jiang Li personally tomorrow, and I will never break my word."

Du Ruo hummed, "That would be best."

After saying this, she climbed onto the carriage with her hands and feet, and even pulled the cloth curtain, looking like she didn't want to see Du Ren Mei.

Du Ren Mei got a face-less look and had to turn to Jiang Li.

"Son-in-law, Aman has a bit of a big temper, you bear with it a bit, okay?" He took out the father-in-law's air and said with a frame.

Jiang Li bowed to him, his attitude distant, "Master Du is overthinking, my wife is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and reasonable, and will never make trouble unreasonably. If she has a big temper, it must be someone else's fault."

Before Du Ren Mei could react, Jiang Li had already stepped onto the carriage, and the whip in his hand swung a sound in the air.

"Master Du, please go back and warn your daughter, Du Ruo is my wife, I will protect her to the end. If your daughter insists on looking for her trouble, don't blame me for fighting her to the end."

"Next time, I won't keep my hands!"

The carriage raised a cloud of dust and drove toward the city gate.

Du Ren Mei was choked by the dust and coughed a few times, hurriedly raising his sleeve to wave it.

This Jiang Li, he was really as impolite to him as ever. But fortunately, he treated Aman quite well, and he didn't dislike Aman for being ugly.

Aman was a bit ignorant. Because he forced her to marry Jiang Li, she had a grudge against him, which could be understood; now the facts proved that he was right, but Aman still refused to forgive him, giving him a face from time to time, without a bit of filial piety as a daughter, humph.

Du Ren Mei turned around and went back to the mansion with his hands behind his back.

After thinking about it, he called the cook over and asked her to boil a bowl of mutton tonic soup and send it to his study.

He had to work hard tonight, serve Jiang Shi comfortably, and then take the opportunity to mention the discipline of Mingzhu to her. Mingzhu had a strange temper, and only Jiang Shi could control her.

When Du Ruo and Jiang Li returned to Longquan Cun, many villagers gathered around to ask for gossip.

Hearing that Li Yaozu was sentenced to three years in prison, everyone was sighing and relieved.

Enthusiastic people asked: "Brother Jiang Li, your courtyard was burned to the ground, and now you don't even have a place to live, what are you going to do?"

"Exactly, even if you rebuild a house, it will take a lot of time!"

Longquan Cun was not well-off, and most of the villagers lived tightly. Even if they wanted to help settle them, they were powerless.

Jiang Li smiled, "I have my own arrangements."

Seeing that he was confident, everyone scattered happily.

When only the couple was left, Du Ruo asked curiously: "Husband, where are we going to live?"

Jiang Li looked at her with a smile, "How about going to live in a cave with me?"

Du Ruo was dumbfounded: "... Ha?"

Could she refuse? A house, no matter how broken, could at least shelter from the rain. A cave was damp and dark, and it was easy to get rheumatism if you lived there for a long time.

And what if there was a heavy rain and it collapsed?

Seeing his little wife full of entanglement, Jiang Li's smile deepened, and he couldn't help but flick Du Ruo's forehead lightly.

"Teasing you, silly."

Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, fortunately, as long as she didn't live in a cave, "Then where do we live?"

Jiang Li was about to speak when Yao Yulan suddenly ran over panting.

"Brother Jiang Li, sister-in-law, the old man is calling you over, saying he has something to tell you!"

The couple looked at each other, Jiang Li had already vaguely guessed what Clan Head Jiang wanted to tell him.

It was really thinking together.

"Let's go, wife, Grandpa Clan Head is looking for us, it must be a good thing." He smiled. ===== CHAPTER 59 =====